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Finding a new partner, long lost family member or a dream house are just some of the life changing benefits of using the internet for over 55s. Research from pension provider Phoenix shows that the internet is a vital source for connecting people and finding loved ones around the world – 2.2 million over 55s […]

Twenty seven FTSE 100 companies have grown their dividend every year for at least the past 10 years according to research from investment platform AJ Bell. Investment trust Scottish Mortgage has the longest unbroken streak of dividend increases with 34 year, one other FTSE 100 company has increased its dividend every year for over 30 […]

Any attempt to bend the listing rules in order to facilitate the IPO of Saudi Aramco is highly inappropriate and flagrantly ignores the principles which the UK’s listing rules were designed to defend, Royal London is arguing. While the listing would be a prize asset on the exchange due to the sheer size of the […]

The UK’s six biggest mortgage lenders are penalising customers who slip onto their Standard Variable Rates (SVR) with a £3,2421 hike in annual interest repayments according to research from online mortgage broker Trussle. The firm says this is more than a month’s income for the average household2. The research, entitled the Mortgage Saver Review, compares […]

The combination of high vacancies and low competition for jobs has created an ‘employment paradise’ for jobhunters, according to the latest UK Job Market Report from Adzuna.co.uk. The number of vacancies across the UK, now stands at its highest level since November 2015, with 1,179,586 openings currently advertised. With just 0.44 job seekers for every […]

Stéphane Monier, Head of Investments, Lombard Odier Private Bank, assesses the outlook for China, geopolitical risks in the region and the opportunities for investors. The authorities expect China’s growth to reach 6.5% this year as the economy rebalances from manufacturing and exports to domestic consumption, creating huge opportunities for investors facing low single-digit returns The […]

House prices have been boosted by improved transport links with new tram lines driving up property values, according to new research by Lloyds Bank. House prices along the tram routes in Manchester, Birmingham and Edinburgh grew by an average of 12% in the first two years after opening. This contrasts with the two years before […]

Clive Hale, director of Fund Calibre sees a possible investment opportunity amid the politicking. Not to be outdone by her European counterparts, Theresa May decided to call a snap election for the UK, which adds to the upcoming voter-fests in France with its final run off in two weeks, Italy and Germany. While I, for […]

The pension industry has warned that the election could delay government action on pension cold callers. A consultation from the Department for Work and Pensions, due “in Spring”, could be pushed back, A. J. Bell has warned and says this could put millions of savers at risk. Tom Selby, senior analyst at AJ Bell, says: […]

Some 26 FTSE 100 stocks have increased their dividend every year since the financial crisis in 2007. Those firms have generated an average share price gain of 232%, compared to a 13% gain in the FTSE 100 says A.J. Bell. Ashtead heads the pack with a share price return of 957.3% while hose firms have […]